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BIRDS
HIGHLAND GUAN
Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua.Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua.
Penelopina nigra
Scientific name
59 - 65 cm
Length
1.65 - 2.20 lb
Weight
SOME OF ITS CHARACTERISTICS
The males have a shiny black plumage on the back, a dark brown belly. The bill and throat membrane are bright red. Females are light brown in color, with black bars. Males can weigh 1.65 to 1.78 pounds and females 1.9 to 2.2 pounds. It feeds mainly on fruits, green leaves and sometimes insects. They can feed on small vertebrates such as rodents and salamanders. They are birds of diurnal habits, both arboreal and terrestrial.
ROADSIDE HAWK
It is found from southern Mexico to northern Argentina.
Rupornis
magnirostris
Scientific name
35 cm
Length
295 g
Weight
SOME OF ITS CHARACTERISTICS
They are characterized by presenting a brownish gray color above, with a paler gray breast. The rest of the lower region is buffy white barred with greyish on the chest and paler further back. The undertail-coverts are white and the primaries largely reddish with barred and black tips. The iris is light yellow and the wax and legs are yellow. It can measure approximately 35 cm and weigh 295 gm. Its diet is based on insects, small mammals and small reptiles.
BLUE HEAD PARROT
South America, Central America and Mexico.
Amazona farinosa
Scientific name
38 - 40 cm
Length
1.54 lb
Weight
SOME OF ITS CHARACTERISTICS
It is one of the largest parrots in Guatemala and America, weighing up to 1.54 pounds. The color of its feathers is predominantly green, with a whitish tone on the back and nape, pretending to be spread like flour (reason that justifies its name), it has a blue crown and the wings have blue and red feathers. It inhabits humid and semi-humid forests, mangroves and tropical jungles. It feeds on a diversity of fruits, tree shoots and seeds.
WHITE-CROWNED PARROT
From eastern Mexico, through Central America, to northern Panama
Pionus senilis
Scientific name
24 cm
Length
220 g
Weight
SOME OF ITS CHARACTERISTICS
Medium-sized parrot, measures 24 cm with an approximate weight of 220 gm. They present the front part of the head and the throat in contrasting white with the rest of the dark blue plumage with a scaly appearance. It feeds on a variety of fruits and seeds. It lives mainly in humid forest.
WHITE-FRONTED PARROT
Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica and Nicaragua.
Amazona albifrons
Scientific name
22 - 26 cm
Length
220 g
Weight
SOME OF ITS CHARACTERISTICS
They measure from 22 to 26 cm with an average weight of 220 gm. It is a medium-sized parrot with green feathers that predominate, it is characterized by presenting a white forehead with a frame of blue feathers. The lords, upper cheeks and eye contour feature red feathers. On the wings you can see red, blue and green feathers. The females lack red color in the wing covering feathers, unlike the male. It inhabits different types of forests, wooded fields. It feeds on pods, various fruits and buds.
GREAT TINAMOU
Central America and South America. From Mexico to the Brazilian Amazon.Central America and South America. From Mexico to the Brazilian Amazon.
Tinamus major
Scientific name
43 cm
Length
2.42 lb
Weight
SOME OF ITS CHARACTERISTICS
They are brown-gray birds with an excellent camouflage for the jungle forest, they have a whitish throat and belly. It measures approximately 43 cm in length and 2.42 pounds in body weight. It feeds on fruits, seeds, insects, and small reptiles or other vertebrates. It inhabits rain and humid forests, they are kept in pairs or alone.
GREAT CURASSOW
It is found in forests in southern Mexico, Central and South America.
Crax rubra
Scientific name
78 - 92 cm
Length
9.9 - 11 lb
Weight
SOME OF ITS CHARACTERISTICS
The males are shiny black with a white belly, the beak is brown with a yellow base, on the back of the beak the yellow portion is transformed into a protrusion. Females have the head with light and dark markings; the back and tail are yellowish brown and reddish (sometimes the back is smooth with dark bars); some females have a barred tail and their belly feathers are yellowish or reddish ocher. It feeds mainly on fruits, leaves, insects and small vertebrates. It is diurnal, spends most of the day on the ground looking for food or in the trees. Body weight is between 9.9 to 11 pounds.
OCELLATED TURKEY
In an endemic bird from the Yucatan Peninsula, north of Peten in Guatemala and north of Belize.
Meleagris ocellata
Scientific name
70 - 120 cm
Length
6.6 - 11 lb
Weight
SOME OF ITS CHARACTERISTICS
They weigh between 6.6 to 11 pounds and feed on seeds, leaves, fruit, flowers, and insects. Both sexes, the head and neck are bare and pale blue with orange nodules. The male has long, sharp spurs and bright red legs, it also has an inflatable fleshy on the forehead that reaches the beak and an erectile crest on the crown. In males the nodules on the neck are more prominent and of a more fiery orange color. The female is similar to the male with less prominent nodules and lacks dewlap and dewclaws. They are diurnal birds, they can be solitary or form groups and be in flocks.
ORANGE-FRONTED PARAKEET
Pacific coast from Central Mexico to southern Panama.
Eupsittula canicularis
Scientific name
20 - 21 cm
Length
80 g
Weight
SOME OF ITS CHARACTERISTICS
It is a small bird, weighing approximately 80 grams, with 20 to 21 cm long. The color of their feathers is predominantly green, which is paler in the ventral part. The wing feathers are blue. On the head it has a green and blue crown, with the orange forehead that distinguishes it. Their diet is based on seeds, flowers and fruits. It can inhabit arid areas, humid and semi-humid forests, mountains and coasts.
ORANGE-CHINNED PARAKEET
Neotropic, from Mexico to Colombia and Venezuela.
Brotogeris jugularis
Scientific name
12 - 18 cm
Length
58 g
Weight
SOME OF ITS CHARACTERISTICS
It is a small bird with an approximate weight of 58 grams, the coloration of its feathers goes from greenish yellow to olive green, it has a slight blue tone on the crown and on the lower part of the back, with an orange spot on the throat. . The wings have yellow, bronze or brown and bluish green colors. They inhabit dry forests, humid jungle, suburban areas such as parks and gardens, they walk in flocks. They feed on fruits, seeds, grains, and flowers.
GREEN PARAKEET
From Mexico to the north of Nicaragua
Psittacara holochlorus
Scientific name
28 - 30 cm
Length
232g
Weight
SOME OF ITS CHARACTERISTICS
It is a medium-sized parakeet, reaching 232 grams. The color of the plumage is bright green, it may have some red or orange feathers. The wing feathers can be greenish yellow or olive yellow. They inhabit forests, thickets and clearings, they can fly in large flocks. Their diet is based on seeds, nuts, fruits and berries.
KEEL-BILLED TOUCAN
From South of Mexico to North of Colombia and Northwest of Venezuela. It is present in Costa Rica, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama.
Ramphastos sulfuratus
Scientific name
50 - 59 cm
Length
400 g
Weight
SOME OF ITS CHARACTERISTICS
The back of the head, body and tail are glossy black with an intense yellow breast. The feathers at the base of the tail are white and red on the underside. Its beak is showy presenting green, blue, red, yellow and orange spots on the sides, it is long compared to the body. It feeds on fruits and seeds, occasionally insects, lizards and snakes. It has a body weight of about 400 grams on average.
